Bab 69: The first thing Zi saw
In the dark room, Zhi Yu was holding his bloodied scabbard in his right hand, while the other hand was holding his daughter, Shao Yao, who quivered because of bad dream.
The room had about fifteen to nineteen dead bodies; they were scattered heavily so no one dared to guess more. "Did The Fei unit arrived there yet?"
"Reporting to His Highness, not yet Sir!" A kneeling man cupped his hand.
"..." Zhi Yu wiped his daughter's cheek and erased the trace of blood on it.
"Mother..." Shao Yao cried in her sleep.
Zhi Yu tightened his embrace. Three days ago, Shou had come and told him to guard his daughter twenty-four seven. After he told him that the Hu bloodline was in danger, Zhi Yu immediately sent his fastest unit to protect the family.
"Leave! Check the wounded outside and report back to me."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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"Fei Ying!"
When they fought, Fei Ying was helping them by locating the enemy from the air, like when Guang shot the dark-voiced man amidst the fire. He also occasionally went down and attacked the enemies with his large claws, blinding them.
Hu Ye looked at his body condition and glanced at Qing Guang. "Guang, this is…"
Qing Guang helplessly nodded. He gritted his teeth and called. "Fei Ying, stop helping us, go and protect our son!"
Fei Ying understood his order and flew in the direction Shou escaped to. The three that were left on the battlefield were all worn out and could not flee anymore. The handful of fire users, that could still run, pursued Shou and Hu Zi. Because of that, the fire dispersed, and they were finishing with the leftover enemies. All the guards were dead, either by being roasted or by the enemy's blades.
Guang could hardly feel her feet anymore; she collapsed. Hu Ye caught her by the waist. "Ugh..."
"Guang..." said Hu Ye lovingly; he also could hardly stand anymore. They had lost a lot of blood, and they knew they would die soon. He held his wife on his left arm, while the other hand wielded the sword and killed one or two enemies. One enemy shot his leg, making him fall on his knee. Guang shot the enemy back, and he died instantly.
"Ha, take this!" Hu Quan Li couldn't count how many he had killed today. Those enemies thought that there were only three people left and charged. They thought that they could just kill the general and his son, take their heads and claim the prize. But all were soon killed. The few smart ones abandoned the scene and fled.
Seeing his son already on his knees, he laughed and said. "Son, feeling tired? Don't close your eyes first. I don't want to be the last one to see this horrid view."
Hu Quan Li looked at the three lying figures in the snow. They looked very peaceful, like angels falling asleep after a tiring night.
Hu Quan Li walked in the direction of his wife's body. He took her into his arms and rested her head on his shoulder. She looked the same as she had all those years ago when the late Emperor, Jin Ning, first introduced her to him. Pure and beautiful, she stole his heart the second he saw her.
From her, he gained three beautiful daughters and a brave, handsome son. Those joyful days, he was extremely happy.
Hu Quan Li rested his head on top of his wife's, placed one hand on hers and circled her waist with his arm, drawing her closer to him. He then looked down and fell into an endless slumber.
"Father..." Hu Ye knitted his brows. His father that commanded two hundred thousand armies for more than three decades finally closed his eyes in his wife's embrace. He suddenly heard Guang giggle.
"Heh! Do you want to try that too?" Guang fell back with Hu Ye, who followed and fell to the side. The two of them were now lying beside each other.
His hand that held her waist was still around her; he deeply gazed into his wife's eyes that now had a touch of helplessness in them.
"I'm sorry Guang, I was unable to protect you and let you have a happy life."
Qing Guang's eyes widened. "Brat, did you forget that I'm stronger than you?"
She smiled. "It's short, but I'm happy enough. Thank you, Ye."
Her sincere smile was really beautiful. Hu Ye wanted to keep the image in front of him even to the afterlife.
"I must have gone crazy... In this kind of situation, why do I only think of how beautiful you are?" Hu Ye softly spoke in a powerless tone.
Guang smiled weakly. "Good, then..."
Hu Ye reached out and intertwined their fingers.
They departed together.
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Shou was being chased by fire users. He couldn't use the wind to his advantage because of the scorching fire balls they kept throwing at him. He was searching for a place where the cliff had favorable features for them to cross to the other side.
Once they were on the other side, the forest's high humidity and thickness would protect them.
He saw the cliff's edge from a distance and rejoiced. But then, the silent man appeared in front of him, getting ready with his sword. He dodged and dodged, the fireballs hitting him in the back, causing him to drop the fainted Hu Zi and Xiang Yi in the cold snow.
"No!" The fire users all surrounded him, they casted fire everywhere around him, making him choke back on his words. The air was so hot, that he sweated until his robes were wet. The sinister-voiced man steadily approached Hu Zi and Xiang Yi. Hu Zi was unconscious and was lying on the snowy ground, holding her nephew tightly.
"Let her go, Crown Prince of Meng Empire, Meng Ru!" He gritted his teeth. "What crime did this girl commit for you to do this?"
"You know me?" Meng Ru tilted his head. "Now that I think about it, there is only one wind user that is around the same age as me, the Wind Dragon. What is his name again?"
"Keep your fire away from her!"
"Hmm... this is interesting. You do not seem like a master that gets worried about his disciple. More like a man that is about to lose his woman!"
"What if I am?" He glared.
"Not that I care, nor that this woman is specifically supposed to die."
Shou was terrified hearing his sentence, his face pale. "Then..."
"Yes, I just want to kill her. She and the rest of the family, except for Hu Quan Li, his son, and his grandson. All of them are just people who happened to be there and were easy to kill."
"You... You never changed do you." Shou gritted his teeth.
Meng Ru created blue fire from his hand and got ready to throw the fireball. "Now, this is goodbye!"
"Don't you dare hurt her!" Shou clasped his hands together and swung-spun them around, forcefully creating an impossible tornado from hot air; he finally used all available energy left in his body.
The tornado made the snow fly everywhere and put out the burning flames around them. Shou ran to Hu Zi and picked her up in a flash, then ran to the edge of the cliff.
"Stop him! Kill that baby!" The sinister-voiced man hurriedly chased him. Seeing the sinister-voiced man grab him, Shou made a difficult yet decisive sacrifice.
He let himself fall from the cliff. He fell with Hu Zi, Xiang Yi, and Meng Ru.
Meng Ru fell, but he didn't seem to care as he was just trying to aim for Shou's body. He kept on hurling countless fireballs. "Take this!"
"He really did jump..." Shou understood that man's temperament - he would not let go of his prey even if he were to die with it. He looked at the small girl with the baby in her arms.
In the air, he shifted Hu Zi and Xiang Yi's position and let her go with a strong push to the side, using his core energy, the one that might kill him if used.
"Here goes..." After the life energy was formed inside his mouth, he placed a fist in front of it and blew through it. The core energy was purple, unlike the usual green. It forced the hot air that was created by Meng Ru's fireballs to form a purple breeze, which was strong enough to blow Hu Zi and Xiang Yi back away several paces.
Hu Zi felt the warm breeze that was created from Shou's life energy, and she opened her eyes.
Gasp!
She could see.
But, before she could enjoy the happy occasion, the first thing she saw was a very handsome man with suave eyes but a playfully attractive gaze looking at her with unconditional and boundless love.
He simply smiled at the astounded her.
"Master?" Hu Zi realized the reason she could see was that of her master's life energy. The joy and surprise changed into horror. She wanted to be able to use those eyes, but the price she needed to pay was... "Shou! No!"
Meng Ru suddenly grabbed Shou's robe. "Shou! How dare you interrupt! I won't let you off!" His other hand formed a blue fire, and he was ready to kill the short-haired man anytime.
Shou vomited a mouthful of blood; his eyes let out tears of blood; he was on the verge of dying. Still, he showed that irksome attitude and laughed. "That should be my line, Meng Ru!" Then, Shou grabbed Meng Ru's hand that was holding onto him, turning in the air, making sure the sinister-voiced man would be first to meet the water.
Hu Zi landed on the other side of the cliff, while the two men fell into the wild, raging river.
Splash.
When she heard the splashing sound, she trembled and screamed on top of her lungs.
"Shou!"
THE END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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